Special Adviser to the Delta State governor on trade and export promotion, Mrs. Shimite Love, has raised concerns over the practice of slavery and forced labour in Delta State.
Shimite, who spoke to journalists in Asaba yesterday, frowned upon the practice of modern-day slavery, mostly in restaurants.
“ I was told Delta practices slavery, but I didn’t believe it until I went out to see things for myself. I saw people really working in restaurants; they are not being paid, while some borrow money and are made to work for it for years. That is slavery.“
“People are suffering slavery in the state. I don’t know about other states, but in Delta, we have already been marked as people who engage in child labour and slavery. So, we must frown upon it, and whoever engages in the act should be held responsible,” she said.
